Newton Cultural Alliance

Newton Art Association's High School Senior Art Scholarship
2021-02-09, 2021-02-10, 2021-02-11, 2021-02-12, 2021-02-13, 2021-02-14, 2021-02-15, 2021-02-16 and 14 more dates | ONLINE, United Kingdom, E16 2DQ
For more than 30 years the Newton Art Association (NAA) has recognized art students through the NAA High School Senior Scholarship Program. NAA strongly believes that talented students deserve to be acknowledged for their artistic accomplishments.
Senior students who go to high school in Newton or are residents of Newton are eligible to apply for the scholarships. Consistently, the submitted artworks reveal an extensive range of creativity across all media, including painting, drawing, collage/mixed media, photography, jewelry, fabric art and 3D works.
Awards are based on an overall assessment of the senior’s creativity, artistic expression, technical skills, and personal statement. The recipients share $3,000 in scholarship money.
Eligible students can apply online from February 8 through March 30, 2021. A virtual award ceremony will be held May 5. Details about the program and online application process can be found on the NAA website. If you know a talented high school senior, encourage them to apply.

Newton Free Library presents: The System, Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
2021-02-11 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how wealth and power have interacted to install an elite oligarchy, eviscerate the middle class and undermine democracy. Join us for an engaging conversation with Mr. Reich on his latest book, The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It.
Christopher Lydon, host of the original podcast, Open Source, heard in Boston on WBUR, will moderate.
Robert B. Reich is chancellor’s professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley. He has served in three national administrations and has written fifteen books, including The Work of Nations, which has been translated into twenty-two languages, and the bestsellers The Common Good, Saving Capitalism, Supercapitalism and Locked in the Cabinet.
Space is limited, please register here. Login information will be sent the day of the event. Please note, registration closes two hours before the event start time.
If you’d like to borrow, The System, from the library please reserve it here. If you would like to own a copy, they are available at Newtonville Books.

New Art Center presents: Valentine's Day Wine & Serenade
2021-02-12
Are you looking for a unique gift for Valentine’s Day? Let us send your special someone a video Valentine serenade from award-winning actor and beloved New Art drama instructor, Danny Bolton along with a bottle of wine and chocolate pairing from Flora’s Wine Bar! Choose from 2015 Guerrieri Rizzardi Tachetto Bardolino Classico or 2017 Diego Conterno Nascetta, with chocolate.
Flora’s Wine Bar will deliver wine and chocolate to your Valentine’s door, and New Art will email a personalized message with a linked recording on Friday, February 12. Delivery is available for Newton residents only. If your Valentine lives outside of Newton, you may pick up the wine and chocolate from Flora’s Wine Bar for hand-delivery. Click here for more info.

Historic Newton presents: Sculpture in Service of Social Justice
2021-02-16 19:00 - 20:00
Cyrus Dallin, Sculpture in Service of Social Justice

Date:02/16/2021 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location:Virtual
Virtual Meeting
Newton, Massachusetts 02459

Did you know that Cyrus Dallin, sculptor of the Francis B. Hornbrook statue which is part of the Newton Free Library’s Permanent Collection of Art, was also an educator, activist and agent of change? Join Cyrus Dallin Art Museum director and curator, Heather Leavell, for a program that will cover the history of three local Dallin works, illustrating how Dallin employed his position as an internationally acclaimed sculptor to fight the oppression of Indigenous people. Learn how Dallin took a lead role in efforts to reform government policies adversely affecting Native peoples and educate the general public about Indigenous cultures. Co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library. Register here to attend the program.

Historic Newton presents: Written by the Victors - Remembering the American Revolution
2021-02-18 17:00 - 18:00
Take a detailed look at the economic conflicts that led up to our War for Independence to better understand how our knowledge of the outcome often flavors our perception of the beginning. Come and learn how taxes, trade, and economic theory played just as big role as patriotism and liberty. This is part one of a two-part program. The second part will be presented in the spring. Register here to receive the Zoom link.

Historic Newton presents: Searching for the Promised Land - The Great Migration
2021-02-25 19:00 - 20:00
Between 1915 and 1970 almost 7 million African Americans fled the U.S. South for northern and western cities. In the process, they transformed America. Standard accounts pigeonhole the Great Migration into the American immigrant myth of searching for jobs and opportunity. However, the movement of Black migrants speaks to a much broader quest for freedom, even though calls for equality were answered with racial violence, redlined neighborhoods, and inferior schools. The Great Migration is also a Boston story that includes families who settled in Newton. Following the routes and roadblocks of Black migrants, this talk by Davarian Baldwin, author and professor at Trinity College, speaks to the hopes and limits of the American Dream for us all. Register in advance to join us for this Zoom talk co-sponsored by Historic Newton and the Newton Free Library.

Pro Arte's Winter Salon Series: Salon 3
2021-02-25 20:00
The Winter Salon Series takes place entirely online. Concerts premiere at 8pm on Thursday night and are available to watch through the following Sunday. On the night of the premiere, the performance will also be followed by a live Q&A session with that night’s musicians. Tickets for each performance are $20 for an individual or $35 for families. Click here to purchase tickets.
Salon 3: “American Vignettes”
PROGRAM:
Carter PANN Differences (1998)
Stacy GARROP Noir Vignettes (1995)
Gabriela Lena FRANK Manhattan Serenades (1995)
Kevin PUTS Air for cello and piano (2004)
Stephen PAULUS American Vignettes (1988)

MUSICIANS:
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Christina Wright-Ivanova, piano

New Art Center presents: "Half the History" Film Screening
2021-02-26 18:00 - 19:30
Join filmmaker and Tufts Professor of the Practice Jennifer Burton for a screening and discussion about her latest project Half the History, a short film series about under-explored stories of women in American history. This evening’s films will explore groundbreaking figures including Belinda Sutton, considered the first person to receive reparations for enslaved labor, and political leader Shirley Chisholm.
Jennifer Burton is a filmmaker and helms the independent film company Five Sisters Productions. Her films include Origin of the Species (a feature documentary about androids and ethics, directed by Abigail Child); Kings, Queens, & In-Betweens (a feature documentary on gender, identity, and drag), The Happiest Day of His Life (MTV/Logo) and Manna From Heaven(MGM/SONY). Corporate projects include the “Your Ford Story” campaign of mini-documentary commercials for Ford Motor Company. Working with Tufts student filmmakers, she has produced the Half the History project, a series of short films on women in American history, and Old Guy, a comedic take on ageism in the media. Her publications include Call and Response: Key Debates in African American Studies (W. W. Norton), co-edited with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and The Prize Plays and Other One-Acts: Zora Neale Hurston, Eulalie Spence, Marita Bonner, and Others (Macmillan/G.K. Hall). Burton earned her Ph.D. from Harvard University in English and American Literature, writing her dissertation on hope in American literature and film.
Click here for registration.

Newton Theatre Company presents: A Medal for Willie
2021-02-27 20:00
Join us for a virtual production of William Branch’s A Medal for Willie, a powerful play which examines the intersection of segregation and racism during a time when both were permitted to flourish. Set in a small town during the Jim Crow era with eerily contemporary parallels, A Medal for Willie serves as a reminder that bias and supremacy must always be challenged and that change can occur in even the smallest pockets of our society.
The play will be followed by an audience Q&A, with a panel of the cast, directors, and members of Families Organizing for Racial Justice (FORJ).
After the show, please stay for a talkback conversation facilitated by FORJ. We will explore the themes of bias, prejudice, and structural racism embedded within the play and confront its modern-day relevance. Theater offers a compelling and interesting vehicle for us to delve into challenging conversations with honesty and bravery. It is our hope that this talkback conversation is engaging, thought-provoking, and furthers our understanding of how we can interrupt the corrosive effects of racism.
Reserve your ticket here. Log on at 7:45 to live music by Danny Rivera!
This production is made possible by a generous grant from the Harmony Foundation, and is being produced in partnership with Overdue: Confronting Race and Racism in Newton. We are grateful to both of these organizations for their support.
